Did it surprise anyone?

ok maby not the hampster but the rest of it aint free.

Tseng. wrote:

And the mad scientist?

Croesis wrote:

Tseng. wrote:

And the mad scientist?

Oh that's Tseng's self portrait

lets call that a visual representation of 9mmfu and dracomet

Well apparently they're working for The Agency now and MxO's subs don't go into funding that. Rarebit didn't work for free and the price has not been reduced since his departure...

On a side note, I think pretty much everyone appreciates what Virrago does in game and on the forums to provide a little entertainment or distraction every now and again.

true he didnt work for free but the point i badly tried to put across is that if 100% of the subs definatly goes to mxo it emplys the games subsidised through the use of the combined resources soe use to keep their games running such as tech support , gms and other operating costs.then youve got the whole likness rights that are probly still paid ect.  though it could mean the games turning a profit but given the niche status of the game it probly dosent warrent aditional investment.

Prankster wrote:

Agreed! Maybe some of those elongated Sati spawns

i've been asking for some stretchy sati's since they first came out... It won't happen

Croesis wrote:

On a side note, I think pretty much everyone appreciates what Virrago does in game and on the forums to provide a little entertainment or distraction every now and again.

Yes when we QQ it has nothing to do with you, we wuvs ya V....    We just aren't happy with your bosses atm   And, we know your hands are tied as far as what you can and cannot say.

Villemar_MxO wrote:

CodeNut wrote:

Smarmy self pitying drivel. I feel sorry for you.

I quite literally LOL'd.   Good Night and Happy Gaming!

Good, you need to laugh more and cry less.

Codenut, quit being such a debby downer on people before I call Zippy in here to come hide you in a tree.

And Virrago we do appreciate the fun times with the parties and the such, do not stop. If you do I'll never have the chance to actually see one... T_T
My lack of constant income and time keep me from enjoying the little things.

Rascal08 wrote:

/Tiphat

Normally, I really wouldn't venture into anything like this & I've no intention of debating anything; Just here to voie my rather humble opinion....

I understand the frustration & the urge to shout from the rafters to gain attention & ideally action from SOE, or whoever. But, I think alot of folks need to take a step back & understand that IF anything was going to happen, it either will in the coming future or if it was going to, it already did; I think alot of the presumtions that SOE will 'starve the beast' untill there's no-one left to leave could be true...

If that were so, Rare's last words could be more true that anyone realises; The future really is in our hands, while were here - MXO will be here. With little more than time / imagination there's little that can't be acheived (outside of altering the game itself) so we should all just be glad we still have it. Like many, if not all of you, I truly <3 MXO. If nothing else, Sony bailed it out when Lith was going south. THAT is something we should be thankfull for, because if we're not, why do we still play?

I, for one, play because I love it. Because, like many I'm an optamist that genuinely believes that if we all log in more & DO more towards making our own live events etc - this will help solve the problem; (as stated elsewhere) more people in-game = more new people will stay = more money being generated, which (in theory) would then get the attention you/we are all screaming for....

imho, it's in our hands. Not some unknown corporate peeps in SOE. If they were going to pull the plug, it would have happened already. So, I agree with what you/we all want - I just think we should go about getting it differently, as above;

Lets enjoy & embrace what we have & be thankfull that we have it.

<3 all,

Ras.

Well said and I would like to call attention once again to the bolded statements.  Everyone who has ever played this game, and still ventures to the forums, must resub immediately! New players jack in and give it a try!  We must pack the servers and force Sony to not ignore this game.  MXO can't die on our watch.

SOE Bean Counter:  "Sir!!  Look at this financial report!"

Smedly:  "My God, look at all the revenue that the Matrix Online is generating!  This is amazing!"

SOE Bean Counter:  "I know!  It's up 80% from after we laid off Ben!"

Smedly:  *sits back in his leather chair, and pulls out a cigar*  "Well, it'll certainly be nice to have a little extra dough for our guys working on the Agency.  We should use this and have a retreat for them."

SOE Bean Counter:  "I'll let accounting know so they can prepare for the expense, sir.  Did you want any of those funds going to a search for another developer?  We also might need someone to maintain the servers.  There's so many players, the servers are becoming a little unstable."

Smedly:  *laughs through a cloud of cigar smoke*  "Are you insane, man?!  This game makes money, and we didn't even have to put a cent into it.  The players can do as they've always done and make up their own content.  It's like a sandbox!  As for the servers...  have Bob from Planetside swing by there on his lunch break or something.  Just to see if they're still up.  If they go down, they go down.  Then we won't need to worry about it anymore."

Fen wrote:

SOE Bean Counter:  "Sir!!  Look at this financial report!"

Smedly:  "My God, look at all the revenue that the Matrix Online is generating!  This is amazing!"

SOE Bean Counter:  "I know!  It's up 80% from after we laid off Ben!"

Smedly:  *sits back in his leather chair, and pulls out a cigar*  "Well, it'll certainly be nice to have a little extra dough for our guys working on the Agency.  We should use this and have a retreat for them."

SOE Bean Counter:  "I'll let accounting know so they can prepare for the expense, sir.  Did you want any of those funds going to a search for another developer?  We also might need someone to maintain the servers.  There's so many players, the servers are becoming a little unstable."

Smedly:  *laughs through a cloud of cigar smoke*  "Are you insane, man?!  This game makes money, and we didn't even have to put a cent into it.  The players can do as they've always done and make up their own content.  It's like a sandbox!  As for the servers...  have Bob from Planetside swing by there on his lunch break or something.  Just to see if they're still up.  If they go down, they go down.  Then we won't need to worry about it anymore."

Lol

Virrago wrote:

spikerbiker wrote:

Virrago can barely manage to show up once a week to spawn a few npc's at mara

Actually, that isn't part of my job description really... I just do it because I thought you guys enjoyed it. If no one enjoys my visits I can stop doing it.

Wow, great attitude for a dev to display. Way to really breathe confidence into a game your company has all but abandonned. Good job on threatening to take your ball and go home. 

As for everyone else:

I'm a former MxO player who left when it seemed to me a while back that SOE was slowly draining everything good from this game. I read the forums from time to time to see how the story is going, but hopped on this time to find out there is no story anymore. If you're wondering how I'm posting, it's because I'm on Station Access, at least for the next few days. I doubt I'll be coming back to an SOE game any time in the forseeable future, or ever again, once my account runs out. My condolences for the loss of your story content. And the loss of any reasonable form of dev communication. What you're doing doesn't count in the Customer Service business, Virrago. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt, though, and guess that your bosses are gagging you from outright telling the MxO playerbase that they won't be getting anything substantial ever again.

Fen wrote:

SOE Bean Counter:  "Sir!!  Look at this financial report!"

Smedly:  "My God, look at all the revenue that the Matrix Online is generating!  This is amazing!"

SOE Bean Counter:  "I know!  It's up 80% from after we laid off Ben!"

Smedly:  *sits back in his leather chair, and pulls out a cigar*  "Well, it'll certainly be nice to have a little extra dough for our guys working on the Agency.  We should use this and have a retreat for them."

SOE Bean Counter:  "I'll let accounting know so they can prepare for the expense, sir.  Did you want any of those funds going to a search for another developer?  We also might need someone to maintain the servers.  There's so many players, the servers are becoming a little unstable."

Smedly:  *laughs through a cloud of cigar smoke*  "Are you insane, man?!  This game makes money, and we didn't even have to put a cent into it.  The players can do as they've always done and make up their own content.  It's like a sandbox!  As for the servers...  have Bob from Planetside swing by there on his lunch break or something.  Just to see if they're still up.  If they go down, they go down.  Then we won't need to worry about it anymore."

Fen hits SoE for 19,984 damage with Extreme Falling Kick

Soe was just killed by Fen

CraftyZee wrote:

Fen wrote:

SOE Bean Counter:  "Sir!!  Look at this financial report!"

Smedly:  "My God, look at all the revenue that the Matrix Online is generating!  This is amazing!"

SOE Bean Counter:  "I know!  It's up 80% from after we laid off Ben!"

Smedly:  *sits back in his leather chair, and pulls out a cigar*  "Well, it'll certainly be nice to have a little extra dough for our guys working on the Agency.  We should use this and have a retreat for them."

SOE Bean Counter:  "I'll let accounting know so they can prepare for the expense, sir.  Did you want any of those funds going to a search for another developer?  We also might need someone to maintain the servers.  There's so many players, the servers are becoming a little unstable."

Smedly:  *laughs through a cloud of cigar smoke*  "Are you insane, man?!  This game makes money, and we didn't even have to put a cent into it.  The players can do as they've always done and make up their own content.  It's like a sandbox!  As for the servers...  have Bob from Planetside swing by there on his lunch break or something.  Just to see if they're still up.  If they go down, they go down.  Then we won't need to worry about it anymore."

Fen hits SoE for 19,984 damage with Extreme Falling Kick

Soe was just killed by Fen

Nice try, but SoE got Admin invulnerability. Their meatwad can 1-hit kill the servers anytime they want =/

I haven't seen one of the mystery spawns at Mara, but it's not for lack of trying. Keep up the good work, Viraggo and don't let the nay-sayers get you down.

Garu wrote:

Virrago wrote:

spikerbiker wrote:

Virrago can barely manage to show up once a week to spawn a few npc's at mara

Actually, that isn't part of my job description really... I just do it because I thought you guys enjoyed it. If no one enjoys my visits I can stop doing it.

Pay no attention to him, Virrago.  It's greatly appreciated and encouraged.  In fact, you should take over the city some time with uber spawns. 

What Garu said (including the spawns ), having you show up is pretty much the only interaction we have with staff now, so it's appreciated a hell of a lot.

TrevvorLocke wrote:

Virrago wrote:

spikerbiker wrote:

Virrago can barely manage to show up once a week to spawn a few npc's at mara

Actually, that isn't part of my job description really... I just do it because I thought you guys enjoyed it. If no one enjoys my visits I can stop doing it.

Wow, great attitude for a dev to display. Way to really breathe confidence into a game your company has all but abandonned. Good job on threatening to take your ball and go home. 

As for everyone else:

I'm a former MxO player who left when it seemed to me a while back that SOE was slowly draining everything good from this game. I read the forums from time to time to see how the story is going, but hopped on this time to find out there is no story anymore. If you're wondering how I'm posting, it's because I'm on Station Access, at least for the next few days. I doubt I'll be coming back to an SOE game any time in the forseeable future, or ever again, once my account runs out. My condolences for the loss of your story content. And the loss of any reasonable form of dev communication. What you're doing doesn't count in the Customer Service business, Virrago. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt, though, and guess that your bosses are gagging you from outright telling the MxO playerbase that they won't be getting anything substantial ever again.

Its not in his job discription because he is not a Dev, he is SOE community relations or something But he's been at it for a while, so he knows how to relate with the community.